Let the video run a bit,I assure you there is an English translation of sorts after the first half minute.

There are some beautiful words here obscured by bad translation. Wealthymatters readers with knowledge of Arabic,especially of the Khaleeji variety, please use the comments section below to help better the translation.

If the all the risk-reward stories of the portfolio theory mutualfundwale don’t grab you, here’s an alternative strategy for the independent investor : The Barbell Strategy.

Here’s what it involves :

Building a portfolio that recalls a barbell. That is : On one side, there’s a basket of extremely safe investments. On the other side, there’s a basket of extremely speculative plays. The weight is distributed between two extremes, with almost nothing in the middle. Read more of this post